An NHS trust based in Leeds, which manages the hospital where rapper MF Doom died three years ago, issued an apology and admitted to providing substandard medical care to the rapper during his admission, multiple news outlets confirmed.
MF Doom, a masked rapper whose real name was Dumile Daniel Thompson, died on Oct. 31, 2020, at St. James Hospital in Leeds. The rap icon, 49, died after the medical facility reportedly neglected his care before he ultimately passed away.
After his widow, Jasmin Thompson, filed an inquest into his death due to the questionable treatment he received, the NHS trust issued an apology statement three years after the incident.
St. James Hospital's Trust Apologizes After Rapper MF Doom's Death
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's chief medical officer, Dr. Hamish McLure, issued a statement to The Guardian on Thursday after Jasmin shared her concerns over the substandard treatment. The trust operates St. James Hospital, where MF Doom died.
He sent their sincere condolences to the rapper's family, friends, and fans before apologizing for "missed opportunities" in the treatment and the care he received "that was not to the standard" they expected.
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Dr. McLure confirmed the hospital's incident investigation following MF Doom's death and shared the findings with the rapper's bereaved loved ones.
"As a result we have put in place a number of actions and the wider learning from what happened is to be used as a teaching topic in a number of different clinical specialties," he said. "We also support the coroner's recommendation for clearer national guidance and awareness in this area."
What Happened to Rapper MF Doom?
Rapper MF Doom was hospitalized in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing his wife from staying with him due to the hospital protocols.
LeedsLive released the details revealed during an inquiry into his death, with the rapper's wife saying that the hip-hop artist suffered several health conditions, including high blood pressure and kidney disease.
During his admission, MF Doom developed a severe reaction, including swelling in his throat and mouth and difficulty breathing, after being prescribed angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for his high blood pressure.
He was put into a respirator before he ultimately succumbed due to complications.
His wife and lawyers questioned during the inquiry why the St. James Hospital staff took two hours before giving him medication and how often they checked in on him, per the news outlet.
The official inquiry also included Jasmin revealing how MF Doom was not able to alert medical staff about his worsening condition due to the buzzer being placed too far from him. Among her other revelations included the rapper being held in a room that looked like "it was from a very long time ago" and his condition suddenly deteriorated when he was supposedly getting better.
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